CardioMEMS monitoring device migration: A rare complication

Maan Awad, MBBS; Mark Colantonio, MD; Marcelino Mederos Liriano, MD; Matthew Santer, DO; Katherine Shepherd, MD; Affan Haleem, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Jul 2024)

CardioMEMS monitoring device migration: A rare complication

Maan Awad, MBBS,
Mark Colantonio, MD,
Marcelino Mederos Liriano, MD,
Matthew Santer, DO,
Katherine Shepherd, MD,
Affan Haleem, MD

Affiliations

Maan Awad, MBBS: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA; Corresponding author.
Mark Colantonio, MD: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
Marcelino Mederos Liriano, MD: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
Matthew Santer, DO: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
Katherine Shepherd, MD: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
Affan Haleem, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 7
pp. 2596 – 2599

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We present a rare case of CardioMEMS device migration six years post-implantation. Much is still being learned about endothelization of pulmonary vasculature and this case highlights the importance of device surveillance and device-related complications.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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